My Recent Interests in Three Lists

By the end of the year, I want to own vinyls of
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1. Wave (1967) by Antônio Carlos Jobim
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2. Central Heating (1978) by Heatwave
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3. Straight from the Heart (1982) by Patrice Rushen
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4. The Low End Theory (1991) by A Tribe Called Quest
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5. Travelling Without Moving (1996) by Jamiroquai

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Books I’ve checked out from my library since March

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An asterisk at the end of a title indicates I didn’t finish it. An arrow indicates I’m currently reading it.
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1. The African American book of values: classic moral stories* by Steven Barboza
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2. The artful edit: on the practice of editing yourself^ by Susan Bell
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3. How we do it: Black writers on craft, practice, and skill^ by Jericho Brown
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4. Four thousand weeks: time management for mortals^ by Oliver Burkeman
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5. Your future self: how to make tomorrow better today by Hal Hershfield
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6. The Hiking Trails of North Georgia^ by Tim Homman
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7. The defining decade: why your twenties matter and how to make the most of them now by Meg Jay, PhD
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8. The Twentysomething Treatment: A Revolutionary Remedy for an Uncertain Age by Meg Jay, PhD
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9. I guess I haven't learned that yet: discovering new ways of living when the old ways stop working* by Shauna Niequist
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10. The art of gathering: how we meet and why it matters by Priya Parker
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11. Overthinking about you: navigating romantic relationships when you have anxiety, OCD, and/or depression* by Allison Raskin
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12. Romaine wasn’t built in a day: delightful history of food language^ by Judith Tschann

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I want an apartment so that I can
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1. Have a balcony with a hammock so that I can read outside on sunny afternoons
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2. Host friends for a private dinner for their birthday instead of spending lots of money with them at a restaurant
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3. Bake with my friends and rate our pastries like we’re on Food Network
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4. Lounge on my couch after a long day
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5. Watch a movie on a large screen, not my laptop
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6. Hear my record player while in my kitchen
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7. Put up a Christmas tree
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8. Build relationships with my neighbors
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9. Label all my spices and dry goods in Japanese
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10. Move my desk outside of my bedroom to create a screenless sleeping environment
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Thalia, 25, loves a good listicle!

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